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UK and France brace for a fifth heat wave as Europe’s records keep tumbling
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Copernicus’ record sea temperatures will translate into more European heat alerts and wildfire disruptions before summer ends.

Repeated heat waves are now a compounding infrastructure and health emergency—driving mortality risk, power stress, and wildfire exposure across major economies.

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Repeated heat waves are now a compounding infrastructure and health emergency—driving mortality risk, power stress, and wildfire exposure across major economies.

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WTOP reported the U.K. and France are preparing for a fifth heat wave this season, with temperatures near 40C in southeastern France and up to 36C in parts of England from Tuesday. The report said Europe’s heat since May has fueled wildfires, drought, new temperature records, and thousands of projected heat-related deaths. Scientists warned 2026 could become the hottest year on record due to human-caused warming and El Niño. Copernicus was cited as saying July set a record for average sea surface temperature across the extrapolar oceans, while global land temperatures tied 2024 for the second-warmest July.

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UK and France brace for a fifth heat wave as Europe’s records keep tumbling

Near-40C forecasts, wildfire and drought impacts, and Copernicus ocean-temperature records sharpen the 2026 hottest-year risk.

WTOP Washington·1h ago
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